Two more South Dakota properties were recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the South Dakota State Historical Society.

The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) will host two meetings about creating a welding Registered Apprenticeship on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. CDT at Lake Area Technical Institute, Room 514.

South Dakota?s average ACT composite score is up slightly from 2017 and remains above the national average. South Dakota?s average ACT score for 2018 was 21.9, compared to the national average of 20.8 and last year?s statewide average of 21.8. The composite score reflects sub-scores for English, math, reading and science.

The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) will host the Start Today SD Summit to promote Registered Apprenticeships on Tuesday, Nov. 13 from 1 ? 4:30 p.m. CST at Mitchell Technical Institute.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation says centerline painting on the following highways in north central South Dakota will begin on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Meet 2018 One Book South Dakota author Thomas E. Patterson at an Oct. 27 program at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. Patterson is the author of ?Informing the News: The Need for Knowledge-Based Journalism.?

LAKE NORDEN, S.D. ? One person died and another was injured in a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Monday afternoon east of Lake Norden.

PIERRE, S.D. ? South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is asking for public comment on a draft strategic plan for the monarch butterfly. The plan is available for review until 5 p.m. CDT on Oct. 26.

The State of South Dakota was recognized in the Cybersecurity category for our Email Threat Assessment Evaluation. The submission is titled Walleyes, Whales and Cybersecurity.

Starting Thursday, Oct. 18, the South Dakota Department of Transportation will begin removing and reconstructing the box culvert on Lincoln County Highway 117, Louise Avenue, in Sioux Falls between 273rd Street and 274th Street.

Christopher Whitley?s close proximity to the Appels Quick Shop in Redfield proved to be fruitful as he claimed the Lucky for Life lotto game?s second prize.

KENNEBEC, S.D. ? The South Dakota Department of Transportation says centerline painting on the following highways in central South Dakota planned to begin on Saturday, Oct. 1 was delayed by weather and will begin on Saturday, Oct. 15.

MCINTOSH, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Transportation says centerline painting on the following highways in central South Dakota planned to start on Tuesday, Oct. 9 was delayed by weather and will begin on Friday, Oct. 19.

Monday, October 15, 11 a.m. CDT, Brookings ? Gov. Dennis Daugaard will speak and attend the ribbon cutting at the Passive House in Brookings.

October in South Dakota is a glorious month. I love the crisp mornings, chilly evenings and weekend sounds of marching bands in homecoming parades.

MILBANK, S.D. ? A 16-year-old male from Milbank has been identified as the person who died Sunday morning after falling off the hood of a moving vehicle near Milbank.

BALTIC, S.D. ? A Sherman, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Monday in a two-vehicle crash near Baltic.

BALTIC, S.D. ? One person was killed and another person was injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon east of Baltic.

DPS Secretary Trevor Jones announced today that he has accepted a position with Dakota State University, working in the university?s digital forensics lab.

The Department of Transportation will be doing bi-annual tunnel inspections the week of Oct. 15. This will result in traffic delays and or closure of Highway 87 Needles Highway and Highway 16A Iron Mountain Road.